WEBVTT THEMA: NOW TO THIS WEEKEND'S "ARTS AVENUE."" ♪ BECAUSE I'M HAPPY. HAPPY. CLAP ALONG IF YOU FEEL LIKE A ROOM WITH OUT A ROOF. ♪ THEMA: THAT'S A QUICK LOOK AT THE BEL CANTO CHORUS JAMMING OUT TO PHARELL WILLIAMS' "HAPPY."" IT'S JUST ONE OF THE SONG'S THAT WILL BE PERFORMED AT THE MODERN AMERICAN MASTERS CONCERT. JOINING US NOW WITH MORE IS MUSIC DIRECTOR RICHARD HYNSON. THANKS SO MUCH, FOR JOINING US. THAT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF FUN. RICHARD: AS WE WERE TALKING BEFORE, I MENTIONED THAT IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE GIVING A CONCERT, WHEN WHAT WE ARE REALLY DOING IS CHANGING PEOPLE'S LIVES IN SMALL BUT IMPORTANT WAYS THROUGH THE MUSIC. WE ARE TAKING PIECES THAT PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR WITH, LIKE "HAPPY", AND COMBINING THEM WITH CUTTING-EDGE MUSIC THAT IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF AMERICAN MUSIC. THEMA: SOME PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE WILL RECOGNIZE WHAT THEY ARE HEARING, AND THEY WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE IT PUT ON IN A DIFFERENT WAY? RICHARD: WE WILL PUSH THEIR ENVELOPES. THEY WILL HEAR BODY PERCUSSION . A COUPLE OF PIECES ARE BY ERIC WHITAKER. HE HAS CHALLENGE THE SINGERS TO NOT ONLY SING YOU TO FLEE WITH TIGHT HARMONIES, BUT HE HAS US SNAPPING OUR FINGERS, CLAPPING, AND DOING BODY PERCUSSION THAT INVOKES THE SOUNDS OF NATURE. THE IDEA OF LEONARDO DA VINCI WE BEING OFF WITH HIS FLYING MACHINE. THEMA: INTERESTING. SOUNDS LIKE FUN. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT INFORMATION WITH US. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CHORUS OR BUY TICKETS